Originally Posted by
The Old Coach
Lucky man. Bullseye seems to be in famine mode these days. I just spent an arm and a leg buying 2lb. online from the only place that had any after half an hour of searching. LGS near me haven't had any for nigh on to a year. I only use it in low pressure pistol cartridges, 1 to 3 grains at a time. It's still the best powder ever for .38 special target ammo. 2 lb. will last me the rest of my life!
Bulleye is pretty fast for 200 grain jacketed, but up to 15 grains looks OK. I'm assuming your rifle is a good strong action. Velocity will be only 1800 fps. from a 24 inch barrel. Pressure again in the 30,000 psi range. Be hyper-vigilant with these light loads that you don't get a double charge !! Then your pressure will blow up all but the sturdiest pressure guns. I'd even back that off to maybe 13 grains to start, and work in the 13-15 range to find the best accuracy. DO NOT USE A FILLER with any of these loads !
2400 is a possibility, and AA#9 is almost exactly the same speed as 2400. I've used #9 with good results in the .25-20 Single Shot and .32 Ideal Schuetzen cartridges. It has kinda fallen out of favor with the top shooters, who are now using 4100 or Ramshot Enforcer, (which are the same powder under different labels). Schuetzen loads use heavy plain base bullets at about 1450 fps., often in the .32-40 case, which like your .358 leave a lot of airspace above the powder.
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